The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) has awarded a front-end engineering (Feed) and project management services for the Wasit gas development program to SNC-Lavalin.

The Wasit Gas Development Program will provide for the production and processing of up to 2.5 billion standard cubic feet per day (SCFD) of gas from the Aribiyah and Hasbah offshore non-associated sour gas fields to meet the future demands of Saudi Arabia.

This is a five-year contract expected to commence by October 1.

This contract follows a similar one awarded recently to SNC-Lavalin in North Africa.

Work will be carried out primarily in its Calgary office, as well as in its in-kingdom offices through SNC-Lavalin Arabia.

SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and construction groups in the world and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure, and in the provision of operations and maintenance services. It has offices across Canada and in over 35 countries around the world and is currently working in some 100 countries.-TradeArabia News Service